(countable, law) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency
(uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation
africander
africanism
africanism
Noun
Eurocentric representation of Africans or people of African ancestry.
A characteristically African cultural feature, such as a belief, custom or linguistic feature.
africanist
africanist
Noun
A specialist in African studies.
An African nationalist; someone who subscribes to the doctrine of Africanism.
africanize
africanize
Verb
To make African.
africanoid
africanoid
Noun
A Negroid.
anfracture
anfracture
noun
(obsolete) A mazy winding.
antefurcae
antefurcae
noun
plural of antefurca
antefurcal
antefurcal
adj
Relating to an antefurca
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
archflamen
archflamen
noun
A chief flamen or priest.
archfriend
archinfamy
arefaction
arefaction
noun
(rare or obsolete) The fact or process of drying; desiccation.
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
beachfront
beachfront
adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
benefactor
benefactor
noun
Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
Someone who performs good or noble deeds.
braincraft
braincraft
noun
(rare) Intellectual work; thinking.
brazenface
brazenface
noun
An impudent or shameless person.
caernarfon
california
canaliform
canaliform
adj
Having the form of a canal
cancriform
cancriform
adj
(pathology) Resembling cancer.
Having the form of a crab.
caniniform
caniniform
adj
Shaped like a canine tooth
noun
Such a tooth
cankerfret
cariniform
cariniform
adj
Shaped like a carina
carnifexes
carnifices
carnifices
noun
plural of carnifex
carnifying
carnifying
verb
present participle of carnify
centerfold
centerfold
noun
(by extension) Any very sexually attractive person, who is therefore material for such a photograph.
A large photograph printed on this sheet, typically in the form of a nude, or provocatively dressed, sexually attractive woman or man.
The person appearing in such a photograph.
The single sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine or other publication.
centrefold
centrefold
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of centerfold
centriffed
centrifuge
centrifuge
noun
(figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
verb
To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.
certifying
certifying
verb
present participle of certify
chaffering
chaffering
noun
The act of one who chaffers.
verb
present participle of chaffer
chamfering
chamfering
noun
A chamfer.
verb
present participle of chamfer
chiffonier
chiffonier
noun
A receptacle for rags or shreds.
A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker.
chromaffin
chromaffin
adj
(cytology) Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts.
churnstaff
ciconiform
clarifiant
clarifying
clarifying
adj
Providing clarity; making clear.
Removing impurities or particulates.
noun
A clarification.
verb
present participle of clarify
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
coiffuring
coiffuring
verb
present participle of coiffure
coinferred
comforting
comforting
adj
Giving comfort.
noun
The act of giving comfort.
verb
present participle of comfort
comournful
conchifera
conchiform
conchiform
adj
Shaped like a conch.
coneflower
coneflower
noun
Any of certain species of genus Isopogon, in order Proteales, principally of temperate Australia
Any of several similar flowering plants of tribe Heliantheae in order Asterales, in genera Dracopis, Echinacea, Rudbeckia, and Ratibida, that have a cone-shaped disk of florets.
confabular
confabular
adj
Of or pertaining to confabulation.
confectory
confectory
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the art of making confectionery.
confecture
confecture
noun
(obsolete) confiture
(obsolete) conjecture, hypothesis
confederal
confederal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or being a confederation.
conference
conference
noun
(Methodist Church) A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
(Philippines, sports) A constituent tournament of a sports league in a given season.
(business) An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.
(obsolete) The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.
(politics) A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.
(sciences) A formal event where scientists present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.
(sports) A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.
A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, education) To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination.
conferment
conferment
noun
The act of conferring; a presentation or bestowal.
conferrers
conferrers
noun
plural of conferrer
conferring
conferring
noun
The act of one who confers.
verb
present participle of confer
confervoid
confervoid
adj
Resembling conferva algae.
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
confessary
confessary
noun
(obsolete) One who makes a confession.
confessors
confessors
noun
plural of confessor
confessory
confessory
adj
That constitutes a confession
configural
configural
adj
Relating to the spatial configuration of something, such as a human face to be recognised, rather than its separate visual features.
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
configures
configures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure
confirmand
confirmand
noun
(religion) A candidate for confirmation or affirmation of baptism.
confirming
confirming
noun
An act of confirmation.
verb
present participle of confirm
confirmity
confiserie
conflexure
conformant
conformant
adj
In accordance with a set of specifications.
conformate
conformers
conformers
noun
plural of conformer
conforming
conforming
adj
Exhibiting conformity.
verb
present participle of conform
conformism
conformism
noun
A willingness to conform; conformity
conformist
conformist
adj
Conforming to established customs, etc.
noun
A noctuid moth (Lithophane furcifera)
Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.
conformity
conformity
noun
A point of resemblance; a similarity.
The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
The state of things being similar or identical.
confounder
confounder
noun
(mathematics) A factor, in data analysis, that causes the effects of two distinct processes to be indistinguishable; a confounding variable
A person who confounds
confragose
confrontal
confronted
confronted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confront
confronter
confronter
noun
Someone who or something which confronts.
confutator
coniferous
coniferous
adj
Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.
contraflow
contraflow
noun
An abnormal state of a road or motorway where the traffic temporarily travels in the opposite direction to normal, usually as a result of repair work or an accident.
Flow in the opposite direction to normal.
contreface
contrefort
contrefort
noun
Synonym of counterfort (“buttress built against a wall”)
Synonym of counterfort (“spur of a mountain range”)
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
cornfactor
cornfields
cornfields
noun
plural of cornfield
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
cornflower
cornflower
adj
Of a blue colour, as that of the cornflower; cornflower blue.
noun
A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).
Cornflower blue.
coroniform
coroniform
adj
Having the form of a crown or coronet.
coryneform
coryneform
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium
Bacteria resembling such bacterium, having irregularly shaped, non-spore-forming, aerobic, gram-positive rods.
counterfix
craftiness
craftiness
noun
Skill in deception, slyness
crankshaft
crankshaft
noun
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
verb
(of a straight bolt or rod) To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.
crucifying
crucifying
verb
present participle of crucify
cyanformic
deferences
deferences
noun
plural of deference
deforciant
deforciant
noun
(obsolete, UK, law) One against whom a fictitious action of fine was brought
(obsolete, UK, law) One who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate.
defrocking
defrocking
noun
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
verb
present participle of defrock
dentifrice
dentifrice
noun
Toothpaste or any other substance, such as powder, for cleaning the teeth.
difference
difference
noun
(countable) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
(countable) A disagreement or argument.
(countable) The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
(countable, uncountable) Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
(heraldry) An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people's bearings which would otherwise be the same. See augmentation and cadency.
(logic circuits) A Boolean operation which is true when the two input variables are different but is otherwise false; the XOR operation ( scriptstyle A◌̅B+◌̅AB).
(logic) The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
(obsolete) Choice; preference.
(relational algebra) The set of elements that are in one set but not another ( scriptstyle A◌̅B).
(uncountable) The quality of being different.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To distinguish or differentiate.
differency
disconfirm
disconfirm
verb
(transitive) To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid.
disconform
donaciform
echiniform
effraction
effraction
noun
(medicine) A bone fracture where the bone breaks the surface of the skin.
(obsolete) Burglary.
enforcedly
enforcedly
adv
In a way that is enforced.
enforcible
enforcible
Adjective
Capable of being enforced.
enkerchief
eurafrican
eurafrican
Adjective
Of or relating to the continents of Europe and Africa combined.
Of European and African descent.
Noun
An African with European ancestors.
Someone of mixed European and African heritage.
faceharden
facinorous
facinorous
adj
(archaic, formal) Extremely wicked.
factfinder
factfinder
noun
(law) In a legal proceeding, the person or persons given the task of weighing all evidence presented and determining the facts of the case in light of that evidence; the jury, or where there is no jury, the judge.
One who finds facts.
factionary
factionary
adj
(obsolete) Belonging to a faction; partisan; taking sides.
factioneer
factioneer
noun
A proponent of a faction.
One who aggressively pushes a cause.
fairchance
falconries
falconries
noun
plural of falconry
fascinator
fascinator
noun
(dated, US) A type of wool or lace headscarf
A delicate, often frivolous head decoration worn on the hair, primarily by women
A fascinating person or thing.
fauconnier
fechnerian
fecundator
fernambuck
ferntickle
fervencies
fervencies
noun
plural of fervency
fervescent
fervescent
adj
Growing hot.
fictionary
fictionary
adj
Fictional.
noun
(countable, rare) A dictionary with contrived entries.
A parlor game in which participants invent definitions for an unfamiliar word found in a dictionary, and as one person reads them out, the others try to guess which one is the correct definition.
fictioneer
fictioneer
noun
(dated) A writer of fiction, especially one who produces many publications.
fierceness
fierceness
noun
The state of being fierce.
fiercening
fiercening
adj
becoming fiercer
verb
present participle of fiercen
filibranch
filibranch
adj
(biology, of gills) long, with tubular filaments
filicornia
financiere
financiers
financiers
noun
plural of financier
financiery
financiery
noun
The work of a financier; the field of finance.
finnickier
finnickier
adj
comparative form of finnicky: more finnicky
fitchering
fleckering
fleckering
verb
present participle of flecker
flickering
flickering
adj
shining unsteadily or varying rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light)
noun
A short, uncertain burst.
verb
present participle of flicker
flockowner
flockowner
noun
Someone who owns a flock of animals.
florencita
florescent
florescent
adj
Flowering or budding.
florigenic
florigenic
adj
(botany) Promoting flowering or the formation of flowers.
fluocerine
forcedness
forcedness
noun
The state or quality of being forced.
forconceit
foreglance
foreglance
noun
A glance that is forward or beforehand.
verb
(transitive) To glance forward or beforehand.
forenotice
forenotice
noun
Notice or information of an event before it happens; forewarning.